The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-01
WILL BE BOYCOTTED.
The Knights Preparing to Make the Car
Drivers Strike Local Political Issue.

There were but few interesting incidents con-
nected with the streetcar drivers strike yester-
day. For the first time since the trouble began,
cars were regularly the Mississi ppi-street
ard stockyards lines More new men applied
for places every day, but two of the K. of l..
drivers. who refused to obey the order to join
the strike, quit work during the day. There
no serious interference with the running
OF cars, though several of the drivers
were considerably annoyed. The police
have noticed that nearly all the interference
is by halfgrown boys Last evening & crowd of
schooboys hooted at the drivers on West street,
and finally one Of them, John Sullivan, fourteen
years of age, placed stick of cordwood across
the track. He arrested, and after that
there was no more trouble along the line.
Colonel johnson denies that there is any prob
ability of a compromise. He will make no con-
cessions. The only negotiations he has had
with the strikers in the last few days related to
the unemployment of some drivers who showed
a disposition to come back to work. He does not
wish to confer with the executive committee of
the district assembly, because, he alleges it
has misrepresented his statements. All commu-
nications hereafter will be by mail, II at all.
The strikers and the district assembly are
now working to get conductors on the cars.
They hope to accomplish this by inducing the
public to refuse to patronize the cars. The e1-
ecutive committee has in course of preparation
an appeal to the public. which will probably be
issued to-day. 1t will recite the wrongs
to withhold their patronage. People may
think we have a big undertaking" said a mem
Der of the district assembly, yesterday, but we
are able to run johnson clear out OF Indianapolis
If ir becomes necessary. The people do not real
ize the power of the Knights of Labor; but I'm
less johnson comes to our terms pretty soon we
will show them what can do. One thing is
sure he will have to either put on conductors or
his charter will be revoked.
The executive committee will not order he
threatened boycott until to morrow, as Colonel
johnson was allowed until to-day to answer the
last communication to him demanding that con-
ductors should be placed on the cars 1t will
then be their policy to not only endeavor TO per-
suade people to stop patronizing the company
but to make the fight for conductors ana an I'M
proved service issue in the local campaign.
Nearly all the labor organizations OF the city
are championing tho cause of the strikers, and
are contributing money for their support The
district assembly executive committee yesterday
received letter from q 1rm IN Covlpgton. NY.
Enclosing contribution of $l5 for the benefit OF
the strikers number of citizens are reported
to have made voluntary subscriptions
At the meeting of the Alpha Assembly, last
night the strike was discussed at length, but
nothing definite was done, except to take pre-
liminary steps toward expelling from the order
the knights who refused to obey the executive
committees demand for them to quit work
The police are receiving complaints that the
new drivers are very careless. Last evening an
old lady at the transfer car wanted to go out on
Fast Washington street She depended upon
the transfer officer to put her upon the right car
Several East Washington street cars passed. ana
she was not notified. 1t was nearly lO O'CLOCK
when she asked il she couldn't get car home,
and was informed that there would De
no more on that line. She then at
tempted to reach home, bus when she
reached a restaurant on East Washington
street she had to stop. She would probably not
have reached home at all had it not been for the
kindness of a merchant policeman, who procured
a conveyance for her. Yesterday afternoon
gentleman with two children rode up North
Illinois street a When he reached ms
destination he stepped off the car first, ana was
waiting for the children to come out when the
driver whipped up and drove on with them Inc
gentleman had to two squares before ne
could stop the car and he came near having d
personal encounter with the driver.